Drawing on Experience

DRAWING ON EXPERIENCE

IBS has carried out a wide range of consultancy projects for major international corporations interested in the opportunities created by the opening of Turkey's energy sector to private investment. It has also worked in most of the countries in its region, including:

Caspian Black Sea
Azerbaijan Georgia
Kazakhstan Romania
Turkmenistan Southern Russia
Uzbekistan  

IBS Research & Consultancy's specialist team assists companies involved in the supply and distribution of electricity and natural gas. Our experts analyze the regulatory environment, study present consumption and generation patterns, and develop demand forecasts. IBS  tracks cross-border developments affecting Turkey, and  the development of U.S. policy on issues such as Iran and the Eurasian Transportation Corridor.We have also worked for seven oil majors from the US and Europe on fuel and lubricants distribution.

IBS is accustomed to working with leading international consultancy companies and for public sector clients such as the World Bank and European Commission. It works closely with a range of leading international specialist companies. IBS is the preferred  partner of CAT Alliance Ltd which is among Europe's largest providers of environmental due diligence services (see below).

The IBS Energy team includes:

  • Ceren Uzdil,specialist in regulatory and market issues, formerly with McKinsey & Company;
  • David Tonge, formerly with the Economist Intelligence Unit and Financial Times.
  • Feza Sanli, developer of IBS data bases, modeling expert, and leader of recent distribution projects.
  • Hüseyin Çelebi, who has led many of IBS’s energy market projects in Turkey and abroad;

For technical and operational appraisal of power distribution assets, IBS works with former members of TEDAS and EPDK, the Energy Market Regulatory Authority.